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Bachhittar Singh vs The State Of Punjab on 7 March, 1962
In the case of Bachhittar Singh v. The State of Punjab,
[1962] Suppl. 3 SCR 713 a Constitution Bench of this Court had to
consider the effect of an order passed by a Minister on a file. which
order was not communicated. This Court, relying upon Article
166(1) of the Constitution, held that the order of the Revenue
Minister, PEPSU could not amount to an order by the State
Government unless it was expressed in the name of Rajpramukh
as required by the said Article and was then communicated to the
party concerned. This is how this Court dealt with the effect of the
noting by a Minister on the file:
The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
M/S Sethi Auto Service Station & Anr vs Delhi Development Authority & Ors on 17 October, 2008
19. A nothing recorded in the file is merely a noting simpliciter and
nothing more. It merely represents expression of opinion by the
particular individual. By no stretch of imagination, such noting can
be treated as a decision of the Government. Even if the competent
authority records its opinion in the file on the merits of the matter
under consideration, the same cannot be termed as a decision of
the Government unless it is sanctified and acted upon by issuing
an order in accordance with Articles 77(1) and (2) or Articles
166(1) and (2). The noting in the file or even a decision gets
culminated into an order affecting right of the parties only when it
is expressed in the name of the President or the Governor, as the
case may be, and authenticated in the manner provided in Article
77(2) or Article 166(2). A noting or even a decision recorded in the
file can always be reviewed/reversed/overruled or overturned and
the court cannot take cognizance of the earlier noting or decision for
exercise of the power of judicial review. - State of Punjab v. Sodhi
Sukhdev Singh AIR 1961 SC 493, Bachhittar Singh v. State of
Punjab AIR 1963 SC 395, State of Bihar v. Kripalu Shankar (1987)
3 SCC 34, Rajasthan Housing Board v. Shri Kishan (1993) 2 SCC
84, Sethi Auto Service Station v. DDA (2009) 1 SCC 180 and Shanti
Sports Club v. Union of India (2009) 15 SCC 705."
The State Of Punjab vs Sodhi Sukhdev Singh on 15 November, 1960
19. A nothing recorded in the file is merely a noting simpliciter and
nothing more. It merely represents expression of opinion by the
particular individual. By no stretch of imagination, such noting can
be treated as a decision of the Government. Even if the competent
authority records its opinion in the file on the merits of the matter
under consideration, the same cannot be termed as a decision of
the Government unless it is sanctified and acted upon by issuing
an order in accordance with Articles 77(1) and (2) or Articles
166(1) and (2). The noting in the file or even a decision gets
culminated into an order affecting right of the parties only when it
is expressed in the name of the President or the Governor, as the
case may be, and authenticated in the manner provided in Article
77(2) or Article 166(2). A noting or even a decision recorded in the
file can always be reviewed/reversed/overruled or overturned and
the court cannot take cognizance of the earlier noting or decision for
exercise of the power of judicial review. - State of Punjab v. Sodhi
Sukhdev Singh AIR 1961 SC 493, Bachhittar Singh v. State of
Punjab AIR 1963 SC 395, State of Bihar v. Kripalu Shankar (1987)
3 SCC 34, Rajasthan Housing Board v. Shri Kishan (1993) 2 SCC
84, Sethi Auto Service Station v. DDA (2009) 1 SCC 180 and Shanti
Sports Club v. Union of India (2009) 15 SCC 705."
Article 2 in Constitution of India [Constitution]
State Of Bihar Etc. Etc vs Kripalu Shanker Etc. Etc on 28 April, 1987
19. A nothing recorded in the file is merely a noting simpliciter and
nothing more. It merely represents expression of opinion by the
particular individual. By no stretch of imagination, such noting can
be treated as a decision of the Government. Even if the competent
authority records its opinion in the file on the merits of the matter
under consideration, the same cannot be termed as a decision of
the Government unless it is sanctified and acted upon by issuing
an order in accordance with Articles 77(1) and (2) or Articles
166(1) and (2). The noting in the file or even a decision gets
culminated into an order affecting right of the parties only when it
is expressed in the name of the President or the Governor, as the
case may be, and authenticated in the manner provided in Article
77(2) or Article 166(2). A noting or even a decision recorded in the
file can always be reviewed/reversed/overruled or overturned and
the court cannot take cognizance of the earlier noting or decision for
exercise of the power of judicial review. - State of Punjab v. Sodhi
Sukhdev Singh AIR 1961 SC 493, Bachhittar Singh v. State of
Punjab AIR 1963 SC 395, State of Bihar v. Kripalu Shankar (1987)
3 SCC 34, Rajasthan Housing Board v. Shri Kishan (1993) 2 SCC
84, Sethi Auto Service Station v. DDA (2009) 1 SCC 180 and Shanti
Sports Club v. Union of India (2009) 15 SCC 705."
Rajasthan Housing Board And Ors. Etc. ... vs Kishan And Ors. Etc. Etc on 27 January, 1993
19. A nothing recorded in the file is merely a noting simpliciter and
nothing more. It merely represents expression of opinion by the
particular individual. By no stretch of imagination, such noting can
be treated as a decision of the Government. Even if the competent
authority records its opinion in the file on the merits of the matter
under consideration, the same cannot be termed as a decision of
the Government unless it is sanctified and acted upon by issuing
an order in accordance with Articles 77(1) and (2) or Articles
166(1) and (2). The noting in the file or even a decision gets
culminated into an order affecting right of the parties only when it
is expressed in the name of the President or the Governor, as the
case may be, and authenticated in the manner provided in Article
77(2) or Article 166(2). A noting or even a decision recorded in the
file can always be reviewed/reversed/overruled or overturned and
the court cannot take cognizance of the earlier noting or decision for
exercise of the power of judicial review. - State of Punjab v. Sodhi
Sukhdev Singh AIR 1961 SC 493, Bachhittar Singh v. State of
Punjab AIR 1963 SC 395, State of Bihar v. Kripalu Shankar (1987)
3 SCC 34, Rajasthan Housing Board v. Shri Kishan (1993) 2 SCC
84, Sethi Auto Service Station v. DDA (2009) 1 SCC 180 and Shanti
Sports Club v. Union of India (2009) 15 SCC 705."
Shanti Sports Club & Anr vs Union Of India & Ors on 25 August, 2009
19. A nothing recorded in the file is merely a noting simpliciter and
nothing more. It merely represents expression of opinion by the
particular individual. By no stretch of imagination, such noting can
be treated as a decision of the Government. Even if the competent
authority records its opinion in the file on the merits of the matter
under consideration, the same cannot be termed as a decision of
the Government unless it is sanctified and acted upon by issuing
an order in accordance with Articles 77(1) and (2) or Articles
166(1) and (2). The noting in the file or even a decision gets
culminated into an order affecting right of the parties only when it
is expressed in the name of the President or the Governor, as the
case may be, and authenticated in the manner provided in Article
77(2) or Article 166(2). A noting or even a decision recorded in the
file can always be reviewed/reversed/overruled or overturned and
the court cannot take cognizance of the earlier noting or decision for
exercise of the power of judicial review. - State of Punjab v. Sodhi
Sukhdev Singh AIR 1961 SC 493, Bachhittar Singh v. State of
Punjab AIR 1963 SC 395, State of Bihar v. Kripalu Shankar (1987)
3 SCC 34, Rajasthan Housing Board v. Shri Kishan (1993) 2 SCC
84, Sethi Auto Service Station v. DDA (2009) 1 SCC 180 and Shanti
Sports Club v. Union of India (2009) 15 SCC 705."